| 摘要 |
A label printer/applicator with improved label cutting, control and application has a control valve for alternately fluidly interconnecting an applicator head with a supply of pressurized air, a suction source and a neutral position. An atomizer nozzle is positioned beneath an applicator head for activating moisture-activated adhesives often provided on labels. An air jet nozzle beneath the applicator head prevents cantilever bending of a label exiting a printer and travelling toward the applicator head. A label can be controllably positioned beneath the applicator head by applying suction to the applicator head to retain the label to the applicator head, positioning an object to be labeled beneath the applicator head, releasing the suction to the applicator head and applying pressurized air to the applicator head to blow the label off of the applicator head and toward the object, and releasing the pressurized air from the applicator head without reapplying suction to the applicator head until another label is positioned beneath the applicator head. |
